Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-12
AN EPIDEMIC OF. FIRES.
PROF. BE! Is HOUSE AT WASIIS
INGTON BADLY DAMAGED.


The Loss $50, 900 and the Insurance.,
@2H, 1000 - SIX or seven Rui dings
Burned at Hatavi4-A Dyn mite Fac-
tory Goes Up Wt1h - Bonn n Vsrmons
A Shoe Factory at BroektOn ia
Ruins.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1l.-ShortlY befU
) O'CLOCK Ibis morning fire broke out 20,
the upper story Of the handsome hon
owned by Prot. Alexander Graham Bel.
In this city, causing a loss es imdted as
$4,000. the origin OF the hre Is unknoWd,
but IL Is supposed that it began FROM
an open CRATE In room used as a
studio, which was located in tha att4q
story, and which contained number 4
Prot. BelPs electrical appliances. Tha
library, containing about 5000 volume .,
principally Of a scientific character, was
almost totally destroyed. The insurance.
| is $25, 600.
The Henry library, in the northwest
corner, ard Prof. Belps library ia lla
Outhwest corner were found 10 ba unI
harmed, although water had poured dow 4
through the ceidngs in the centre OF b0ta
Of these rooms.
BIGBLAZE AT BATAVIA.
from Batavia, says; "A terrible fire broks
out here about $3.50 O'Clock this morn ng4
| Inc wind was blowing hard at the time
ana the whole town was threatened. The
| tire started IN the Batavia Clamp FACE
tory, and spread to adjacent buIldingsI
| There were SIX or seven buildings burned
The Daily News, which was IN the clamp
company's building, was entirely de-
| strOyed. IL 10 a severe loss for the DBtlV
| NpWE TrVnn T. RAnuaa1 vJ eI
also destroyed. The loss is quite largo
and there was only partlal Insurance..
TWO FATALLY INJURED.
CARLISLE, NY, Jan. 1l.-Fire started
here thus morning in the dentist Office Oh
DR.. Gensling r, and extended to the adj
| joining buildings OF y. NJ. Peal and l.. II. !
Piper. When the walls fell DR.. Gem
singer and Newton Craig were caught id
the bris, They were eXlrlcated, but are
fatally injured. The total loss is 500, ,000. :.
| Tue Insurance is $25,0 900.
BURNING OF THE ALCAEAR.
MADRID. Jan. 1l.-Tne hre in the All
cazar Palace at Toledo on sunday rel
su ted In the TO al destruction OF tha
| building. The water app iaDces werd
very meagTe and the t1remen we're obliged
to allow the tire to take It's course and IN
direct their Efforts 10 prevent the flames
! from spreading 10 the town. During thd
progress OF the fire three officers and
| seventeen men were injured, some Ot
them severely. No one was killed. 1n8
palace was recently restored at cost Os
$l,O00000.
A DYNAMITE FACTORY WRECK.
BURLINGTON, VI, Jan. 1.-THE dyna>
mite factory at Plattsburgh was total u
destroyed by fire and an explosion "a
about 9o'clock this morning and the sboek
was ieit here, twenty miles distant. D0grg
| and windows were ratified as ii by an
| earthquake, and many hundreds OF pg,k
sons ran into the street, NEl
A private dispatch says the fire caustf
in the engine room and The workmen lett
when Chey were unable to extinguisn tbs
names. SO no lives were lost. ! he mailk
factory was destroyed, but the st1rehdnSa
near by, with large amount OF dyna1aItti
stored therein, escaped.
NEW HAMPSHIRE ILLUMINATIoN. n
SUNCooK. n. H., Jan. l1.-A large Efs
commenced here at o'clock this m0Iil-
ing. The fire, the origin Of which is un@
known, started In the TIN shop OF r. IA.
Davis. The hydrants were frozen, and diIf
u short time The opera house and botel
| adjoining were destroyed. The exteriorQ
II the new Methodist Church aud three
brick blocks on the opposite side OF thd
street were damaged before the hydrant9
were thawed out. but the tiremen suc1
| oefded in saving them. The loss III
10000, divided among number sof
tradesmen in sums ranging from 81 ,O00t4
/ 10000.
AN oswEGo BLOCK IN RUINS. sf
OswEGo, n. Y, Jan. 11.-File brok<
out at o'c Ock this morning on the iour16
II ior OF the Jones block, on West BridxG
sire, {, which was destroyed, as was aixQ
a building adjoining, owned and occupied
by Ouldn IL KlOck, clOthiers. Both builo~
ings were occupied by q number Of tens
ants, lawyers, physicians and tradesmen.
Tue loss Is $40, 000, and the insurance $40, )
900.
SHOE FACTORY DESTROYED.
BRoCKTON, MASS, Jan. i'll. Beafs
shoe factory was burned this morning. "a
large stock had just been la d In. Two
hundred hands were employed. Two huu-
dred cases o! goods were ready for ship.
ment, and from 300 to 800 were 10 process 4
OF manufacture. The loss aggregates
Sl16, 100. Tue insurance is $65, 900.
PICKER ROOM BURNED.
WILMINGTON, DEL, Jan, 1.-The
picker room OF j. W. Knowles cotton
mills at Ne wcastle was destroyed bV fire.
this mOrnInR. The loss Is about $4,000,
and Is fully covered by insurance.
AN AUDITORS RESIDENCE BURNED.
STAUNToN, VA, Jan. 1.-THE residence
Of Auditor s. Brown Allen as burned
last night. The loss OF $4,000 is partly
covered by insurance.